119th Congress

S.3381

A bill to require coordination of depot-level maintenance in multinational exercises conducted by the Air Force.

Introduced12/8/25

Introduced

S. 3381

Introduced in Senate · December 30, 2025

December 8 (

legislative day

, December 4), 2025

Mr. Kelly (for himself, Mr. Lankford, and Mr. Curtis) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

A BILL

To require coordination of depot-level maintenance in multinational exercises conducted by the Air Force.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Depot-level maintenance coordination in multinational exercises.

(a) In general.—Each year, the Secretary of the Air Force shall incorporate in at least one multinational exercise conducted in the area of operations of the United States Indo-Pacific Command—

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(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by paragraph (1) shall include the following:

(A) A list of candidate systems for co-sustainment with the Republic of Korea and the Commonwealth of Australia.
(B) A list of depot-level repair workload opportunities to undertake with the Republic of Korea and the Commonwealth of Australia, including testing equipment or line replaceable units.
(C) Opportunities to incorporate Korean and Australian industry partners in depot-level maintenance repair activities, including through public-private partnerships.
(D) An identification of any potential logistical challenges that could arise with the host country, including with respect to workforce, housing, and location of workload.
(E) An identification of any potential impediments involving intellectual property or data rights between original equipment manufacturers and the Department of the Air Force or between the Department of the Air Force and the Republic of Korea or the Commonwealth of Australia.
(F) An identification of any potential impediments related to International Traffic in Arms Regulations and related statutes.
(G) Any additional recommendations to Congress that would ease the facilitation of depot-level maintenance repair partnerships with the Republic of Korea and the Commonwealth of Australia, including changes to existing status of forces agreements.
(H) An analysis of current maintenance and repair capabilities and gaps in the organic industrial base of the Republic of Korea and the Commonwealth of Australia.
(I) An assessment of the types of maintenance and repair activities (including depot-level, preventative, and corrective) that may be most appropriate for a partnership with the Republic of Korea or the Commonwealth of Australia.
(J) An assessment of how any such partnership may contribute to allied contingency operations, interoperability, and regional posture resilience in the Indo-Pacific region.
(K) A consideration of planning factors related to the evolving force generation models of the Air Force, future-generation aircraft programs, deployment schedules, statutory maintenance thresholds, and other relevant operational requirements.
1. (c) Definitions.—In this section: